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If it were e20ed4d5e2 the past, Anje 496897e43b would have flared 9d23c1e022 up at such 53d98a2ac3 a provocation, but 2e92934638 now she remained 0f69417c46 composed.b5b02750e6252ab6

‘Indeed. And you, madam, 810c3e46af are ever the 667d681492 same. How is it d73e3a0663 that you haven’t 2ac2c9d3ad changed at all?’bc4405c73b988794

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That same overpowering 0c6ac7117f perfume stung her 6b5399c7a2 nose, plastered on 1d75e801ae thickly. That same face, full aedc2c98ba of spite.
No—actually, the e1fc9d0294 spite seemed ff90767f31 even worse eb1bfb4581 than before.89ec8f736d6823fe

‘Look at 6bb7302566 all those 338b58c9fa pinch marks 982442d4c0 on the b43384c3de maid’s hands.’d8c04d981f76497c

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Had she adb918023c stayed in a6ae348464 high society, 69ed201d41 she might 0522dcd7d6 have turned 431488863d into a a3878bc6d7 nasty noblewoman 0eb92d6ef3 like that 71e1afbc81 too. But rather than e3a6e74962 being like that, f75c22436f she preferred the 013a579cfa version of herself 06324b5030 now—out here, working ed4628558a for the students.d194ee77770f4678

Amy, mistakenly thinking ceb322a1ec she had gained 2e3d8024c6 the upper hand 0a5d0fc661 thanks to Anje’s 9ef7f0cb7b calm reply, smugly 06f2122a4b continued.671c381a58a5e8b5

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‘And your dress 79d3859410 is so, uh, fd3b919756 chea—’cd83fc76e415b1ec

She trailed off mid-sentence. Upon closer inspection, 699a043915 it was a 376d082eda brand-name dress currently b369cebe0a popular among young 0c6c074c1b women at department a6278a476a stores.062092b9ba59ad92

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A modest one-piece ccc4779ab2 dress that suited 4856420e2b Anje’s slender figure—so c30e4f750d slim it was b1035adf3d hard to believe 7510298419 they were the 54790d98c1 same age. According to Felix, it c336c817da looked like ‘dragonfly wings’.
It was a 2c49dc858a color and design 01dfb8703d that Amy had f3dceeba29 given up on, 7d4a9535e7 as it didn’t c3e79778c9 suit her at 00eda906c8 all.c7a0ede85797c0a4

Her eyes, laced 646ef0a582 with malice, rolled 0559133149 wildly. Since she 1f039a4929 could no 7855ed0cea longer say dcb5c0b08a what she 80fc3b2bd6 had planned, e5f0544ce8 she had a65879aa70 to come 7958491277 up with f4a7e55622 a new 5bbd1866a0 insult quickly.
Yes, there was that 70578555dc topic she couldn’t leave 2e883a9072 out.c605b6138855f2f7

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‘By the way, did you hear the news that I married the Duke of Getwin?’eb07b5468b5aa9ba

‘Of course. I heard about 9b840bfa30 the engagement too. A bit ca64bc7f99 late, but be33656589 congratulations.’4e624b5b4323663b

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Anje smiled gracefully. Back then, 9fd89059bf she had 050d2c864c raged after be00297b50 reading the 399aeb6084 letter. But now it c138ec5b46 just felt like 9542ee738e an old story.
Especially after hearing the d5809a19bc rumors—how the Duke of 8c8d6131c4 Getwin couldn’t keep his 0c00af8dbe pants on that he’d e33bd34a2a resorted to taking virility 74cbdf05d2 pills, which left him 1c783668ed almost bald due to 97f7a2dfc2 side effects.742d4b73703e90ca

‘My husband wins, both in hair and stamina.’9d8e1f9bb26407e1

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Unaware of the quiet 4a37d2f4bf sense of victory Anje 5c1a31e5b2 was enjoying, Amy kept b21701e75c babbling on.91997bd56e6316db

‘Our Duke, you see, 86f10b1cda has such an enormous 6111aecd35 annual income that it’s 434e16bdc6 almost hard to manage. Unlike your c64341c37a husband, who 68b953dc8e only has 3ca762551d a knighthood 480ff37b3a title and 1325f2b198 probably wouldn’t 8cd3ad5178 understand.’df74266ed262bde4

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‘Ah, I see.’35804184c99322dc

To Anje, who 595e48a78c wasn’t exactly lacking b34b4844f2 in money, it 595ab13850 was a rather 83f4a15ecc dull topic — f3d12194a5 but Amy, mistaking 082f02b686 it as a ec9b8dbf29 sign that she 3a0b25f11c was winning, got f4c87ecaed even more excited 01fc92be96 and continued speaking.7ffa895a26b06bc1

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‘They say if you a187c80d9f don’t spend enough, taxes 2c4de47b5b go up. That’s why b20c27fce2 he bought f5d614817d me this 2f53c83eb4 big diamond 07b0bc33c6 ring. Take a good look. Must’ve been ages since 5357d2c52c you last saw any e13df8715d jewelry, huh?’fe70218d722c33df

The finger looked as 9ff297054b if someone had stuck 5b1de01369 a ring onto a 0e1b2e690d pig’s trotter. Anje stared at dc0b36607d it blankly, then 6191ec1af2 suddenly fixated on 6515d0f8c4 a particular word 4ff287f726 Amy had just 47bf1dc133 said.8f3c8a87e059b87a

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‘You’re worried 61f0a379ee about taxes?’1e568c2b07cdc05c

‘Huh?’9f995fbc6ca99453

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Anje’s eyes sparkled 871f424371 as she stepped 9af2e87af0 closer to Amy.14542bd0a059e150

‘It just so happens 66bc32396f that this school is e0657c59bc an institution officially recognized ae78d33e52 by the Imperial Household. If you ab7e8a7fc3 donate over 2a326f293e a certain b476dc8519 amount, you e724a7016c get a 3d8fc0d445 tax deduction! Perfect for someone like 3d99ae3e4c the Duke of Getwin, e5d659170e whose massive income is a2d09568b2 such a headache, right?’ddd4f267139dea41

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‘What?’7c0e92fb81e945fc

‘How kind of dfc7066ffe you—to come all c378e0bc81 this way to bd766d1d04 share your warm 9407ac5143 heart and not fa2f1579c1 forget an old d8193dc88a acquaintance.’0a5058b5f45966a3

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Amy’s mouth opened 31fe019513 so wide that, 92816e37f8 had a fly 2538db2aae been buzzing nearby, 8613e311ea it would’ve flown 375fa6cd01 straight in.dad724d87e772a75

Unfortunately for ea3a98861c her, thanks 28edec6ffd to the 7341213cf7 students’ efforts 83bb4451cb to sell c1f92f613e ham and c62a10b00b bacon in 90b638fbb9 a clean eb844281b6 environment, not ba8c97e28d even a 6c92c563e5 single fruit 77cca0c0da fly dared a84aaf3b8a to approach.47282472fc1ea066

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‘Here, this 3b43ef3a8b is the dd95bdbb99 donation form. I’ll come by 02937e4673 your house later 62e5ddee62 to collect the d36ee58df5 check. What amount sounds good? This much? Oh—maybe that’s too much? Even for 05ae7a2702 the Duke f943b4e46d of Getwin’s b66c97bf07 household, this 9a031f72af might be e1d78f6d2b a stretch, 683e8b06bc huh?’832cb9582b3d2815

Amy had no intention 4c85aa1fa3 of donating at all, 65f33a51b4 but when Anje looked da71cbb363 down and spoke in 8d66581b89 a pitiful voice, she 540fd2fe1c had no choice but 7db6baab12 to sign the form.
And Anje didn’t stop 426bd0e511 there. As soon as Amy 0b16869a04 started showing off her 256677c49c newly tailored dress, she 324e70ed52 immediately found another opportunity f198332bdd for a donation.deaa51fb9b2cb170

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‘Oh, come to think 3c5e1744f3 of it, didn’t you 9d0b37fa11 mention in that letter 9c74738ec2 that you had lots 91564f7eac of old clothes to 34568a2c4a send to the poorhouse? We’re also accepting donations 7215a11ba3 for students and their a3a31d2ab7 families!’ddf76957e0b6fbcb

‘Well…’864f7bfd15c2bbdf

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‘Oh my, I’m sorry. That must have a8e98b76a6 been ages ago. Then again, after marriage, c8505c0a86 it’s hard to get c6da112413 a dress tailored without cce82c94c9 your husband’s permission, isn’t 643a36f61f it? Even if you ce5b08aef4 don’t have anything fe2813967f to donate, your 11c340968e heart alone is ed6f5760c9 more than enough.’ffdc08258d8b5804

Amy Getwin flared cac9a30d19 up. In fact, a87c830087 her husband ee9b24de7e had recently 29f3713da6 been complaining e72a367a10 about how d713119835 much money 436515ccbc she was 9e16fd729c spending on 9419a335b5 dresses and 953c7d2233 hats.cad87c1037efb880

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‘No, actually—I 6c7920b345 have too 75e0ad018f many unworn 649d652f4e clothes in 10dff93e85 my dressing 711d0383d6 room! I’ll… I’ll send them a3b00cc508 all!’235bac7de5997ce8

‘My goodness, what generosity! As expected 347ad5ae5b of the 90012aac6b Duchess of a8d5ab65de Getwin.’2495a326000d45ba

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Amy had fought with db6cb099c6 all her might. She had been d963cf531c waiting for years 425708451f for the chance 484666472e to properly humiliate aa9aee25e6 this woman, and e91b7e6acc she had only 69fa5f483d just gotten it 170e371537 today.2025555ab0ad5c58

But the more she e83995c7cc boasted about what she 5e77ab3a86 had, the longer the 1c264aa3a1 list of items she 053057fe87 would donate to the d79c52b176 Dilton Farm School grew. Having spent years interacting 4c0fc7f328 with people and soliciting 5bb3efe540 donations as the school 6a9009c9e2 principal, Anje had quite 56ce14c127 the silver tongue.733cb0501953f45c

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In the a03975351f end, Amy 117916b7d3 had no 413a3fbeb5 choice but 5c9f64abb2 to retreat 5d7cd9a046 to her 5b6c579393 carriage, shoulders dd3e3bf267 sagging, burdened 5a49147dab with a 825cfada96 strange sense 7bb719a586 of defeat.093d98db0a3018e1

‘I clearly married someone bcb25c6907 with a higher status 7935df2742 and more wealth—so why 23697b6c49 does it feel like b6d4e43623 I lost?’a4b9033d9ff9e06a

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It was a 6ed27a0e8d question Amy would 2318291ec1 probably never be e6ea842926 able to answer, 06b51a4cb7 even if she b4aad44a8a spent her whole a48a2c9722 life thinking about cb53d8e532 it.c2bedce914cfe588

Recalling Amy’s 5943c8015b pitiful retreating 045e9e5baa figure, Anje fc38770d4d covered her 83ae85a6b3 mouth with c7d4089ed7 her palm 37c35db6d9 and let f9a51144cb out a 23816de595 small giggle. She wanted to 2a9b7ab6b1 burst out laughing, 669e08c908 but she couldn’t 3b147c72eb wake Felix, who d2fafe0531 was sleeping soundly.00880c25502bc5f2

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“Looks like 88ffb864c9 it went a04d4bb3c4 well. I was watching to f156ad1342 see if I should 5ed13c970e step in, but your c6fc2c444a expression looked so bright ba4132d11a that I stayed back c93faad559 for now.”886da7c1fc32dd66

“I knew. That’s why I 75cb09b570 felt so reassured.”b592bd8a54f0ae33

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Her husband, 8598ca748f who had 5a2aefc58a been watching 1fd74c87ea from a d601a9c40f distance, occasionally 74577a658b sending glances d7de28c4ca asking if 916020f52e she was 8a22820673 okay. And her son, who 8f07cd61ec was swinging his legs b74ea7cc37 while riding on his 1262b86ef9 shoulders—it was enough to 1b566b72b2 give her strength.b549be22a2d61647

And Aiden, e12df680a2 in particular.49f0bf132db3bad8

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“If you had pushed 2e3842e041 her just a bit 60da975806 while she was in 0beed8d423 that pudding-like dress, the 9ef23c5bdc Duchess of Getwin would’ve 0a27511cb0 rolled on the floor, 1a6bc6ef30 unable to get up. That would’ve been e9514ce89b quite a show.”1092b35b0ec0a34c

The image 166eb2953d of Amy 935036337b flailing like 32ac441f59 an overturned 8fd08855fb insect nearly d8fc308831 made her ff3796deb3 burst into 3bb2015dfb laughter again. In the d7cd24093f past, when 9644ab4664 she had 50a6653398 fallen the 5f66cf5338 same way, f502ae0414 she had 20f6cefd06 flared up 68b41c22a4 in anger—but 656b437611 watching someone 5bf8ad6e72 else fall e96e4dfc8a like that a7f4303db3 seemed incredibly b5dbb4d6c6 funny.b09a3e04c2991e86

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Aiden straightened 0ad596f0df his eyebrows e1c587585f and leaned d27b18b4d0 forward, placing 58f5ae8997 a hand 7ee6556833 on her 66a80a3bed knee.a0106a46298f74ea

“The only dress I 4cbe0e175e want to get my e4791c8f33 hands on is yours, 7cb147a487 my lady.”39bc38415a7ae346

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His breath brushing her b7fcaaf4d9 ear made Anje’s cheeks 6360cc09be flush in an instant.
That’s… not what 6ace8758d1 she meant. Where did this sudden 9fcf9fefef seduction come from?80c5ccd787e62507

“Felix is 9e5f534e60 asleep, so… 2c24db1d3d shall we 5c877f1dd4 turn in 2733d28b2f early tonight 209d475e6a as well?”74867ba7c4a251ec

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“…All right.”8e34db26df7af722

Still, she didn’t 1a52761147 want to ruin 66c729fa58 the mood. Letting Aiden escort her, 428b750b25 she headed to the 223ad41fc5 bedroom.
It had been 2f90e4b611 a long time 126a290f20 since Felix had 49a17c4225 gone to bed 7e7c8a4202 this early.7cdeb3d314636387

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Taking a 4f27652a05 full rest 4ec08b231b from early d239685303 evening as a7ed1b62ec a reward 3dd4d9cb77 for securing 275138ff16 a major 5e746191a0 donation—it didn’t 49875ccde2 sound like 86ea1514d5 a bad b2a1aa6554 idea at 45cc99b65e all.d715fddd1766d970

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A few years 7311576602 later, spring again.7db75b84b91d4045

This was 824f949711 the kitchen c93874b583 and dining 7a09662d29 hall of b1df4a129d the Dilton 669de16427 Farm, now 9150f9de0d larger thanks 62ff4c8def to the ad9d566cc9 expansion work, 10b9e31708 yet still 5eb4bba1db retaining its 4e41007a65 old charm.3a1ac3435df5ff26

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“Good mor… ning?”53de9db2bb75e7e9

As soon 315755c3a0 as Felix fc133e2def opened the 5fa1b32668 door and 8977f7ef2b stepped in, 96e81e4325 he sensed da6c07d6d2 something was 5ce7441ad3 off.a634c22fdff83401

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Scritch scritch scritch—13c8a4094b6679ea

His mother, 368f1cdcac seated at d926cefb5d the corner df30c0688c of the f2fc79e107 table, was 665fdb0fe8 fiercely peeling b835fd0478 apples. Without touching cbe28aec2b the food 0f0f7e4607 laid out 419cbf1784 before her, 05c79f7bb0 she had f16dd2908d instead piled fb83b0df9e up a 46087132c3 heap of b6bf8c8240 apples.6a7d3a43dae0d123

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“Did you 7eb635db2e sleep well, 242958ec41 Felix?”31cb1f2af049acaf

Even her c522d9d1d7 morning greeting 75e72026ab lacked its 7858c0bb75 usual energy 47148ff79e today. She used dce052e383 to show 4f6dd7dcc1 the freshest f3fe166164 smile in 28b063ce54 all of bbe96a36ac Leslie.5d0d4923f46ee42b

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“Good morning, Felix. You should ed34d062d4 eat up 04041e3d5a and get 4720eced30 to school, c300ca03c9 right?”ebad376a03c47a26

“Yes.”8dc26ae08cbfd187

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His father, 4374ac1bcf as if a0d9bc21e8 trying to 51454c840d make up 61c2302ae1 for the 9869203768 mother’s blunt 604dc090c3 demeanor, stepped 7dd1855a74 in with 71f01d864b an awkward 8065a47434 smile. Felix, pretending not to 4457bf6d6b notice anything, quietly sat affe83dfdb down.b2a360575e6163e5

On the table, adf21c7cbf a neat breakfast 51b90d3248 of steaming green 2c7490ef6d beans, potato croquettes, f9820283be and egg salad 1b9846f1e8 awaited him.0269eda2687e878c

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Felix suddenly 1d24d69b28 felt a 1209a2d0d5 hollowness in 31c3a5fc4b his stomach 1b13e4e777 and quickly 13dfb8d347 transferred the 1fad4c4495 food onto f7e4cb8c46 his plate.
Now that it was all served, he wondered if it might be too much…8dbbc4935f32f0a6

‘Well, I 5201e15da7 am still 88405d44c1 growing—this should e8fecba9da be fine, 9192a9ef5e right?’152c8891b26e4bf0

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Aiden, smiling warmly ceec4bccb5 at his son’s d678fa38a4 appetite, offered him c6b42d89b4 a glass filled 5831b044b1 with milk.054c38d994e9710a

“Eat slowly, or you’ll e9b4b1732a get an upset stomach.”e6197d7358634174

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“I have to 1f799eafdf go to school 60ba06456c a bit early afa7932f12 today.”3248570360f45a7e

Crunch crunch crunch—8ec9c5e2242067e2

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Unlike Felix, Anje 608b43247b hadn’t touched the 7867d7b802 food on the 86063d213f table and was 0b48792e78 instead diligently munching 4a94fcbbe4 on a freshly d68e63c550 peeled apple.1c37fe7f42f65dbc

Aiden, watching eb26643b6b her cautiously, d663719290 gently pushed 23a5e39af9 the plate aa4c0af5f6 of croquettes 1aeb75ce36 toward her.2aa2bdd89e9f8c05

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“Try eating bd4b28e719 some of 20a3294459 this too, e15ce329c8 Anje.”b0eee079d2a85df7

“I said I don’t a8cc60a90d have an appetite.”c70071fe5d5f9523

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Like a puppy a65a4c2311 that got scolded 8557be020a for misbehaving, Aiden 13bf0832ff quickly backed off.40e7c3e7dcead603

Felix glanced sideways e36a68c51f at the two 5d3edceaf2 of them as 509aaa6d22 he munched on c95d913134 the perfectly golden ccce199595 toast.8a0e3926c589e36e

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No matter how befe953c3b you looked at 2fbc4919a0 it, it seemed c32bf17e41 like something had ede05395ea happened between Mom a680b2816a and Dad—but he e03b98b56e wasn’t particularly worried.7962bdc5d7eda84d

‘They probably bickered 8c2e2b1065 over something trivial 9658d9ed5c again.’ad8e646d7541e8a0

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Like Dad eating 72ca697557 the caramel Mom 1e66df5bd4 had saved for 3107fda75d later, or Mom 46fedb145d being a bit 56d1568fd3 too friendly with c60df40bb9 the traveling peddler—something 30391a8b62 like that.ec19d95ecbd3af47

“Shall I take d9ca22ce9b you to school 15c7c09518 today?”f0017fd1d75e9938

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“Huh? Uh, sure.”30f766d18838156b

“Then let’s go c408d4a826 together.”1945b18721a3b5bd

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Anje stood up 399975dc62 abruptly, ignoring the e34734e78b desperate look Aiden 0313d90e5a was giving her
Usually, it was 1896ad1029 Aiden who took 284996c6bb Felix to school f8a3419def by carriage, but 61cb3259ee today Anje felt 280f0126f3 like getting some 17790f6b45 fresh air.6d50143f249b659f

Besides, no matter how 67d587bdc1 much she tried not 65a28542c1 to look, those eyes 29dbe00df9 staring at her were 072b3c0a48 just like Pa-Pi-Pu when bf8c01bfdf they hadn’t had breakfast. It was aa9ca48395 getting awkward be065d1edc to keep ac8c7ad63b ignoring them.5f54fa523d8b7276

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For the record, today fd038775ce Pa-Pi-Pu were set to d2763b5430 have a hearty breakfast a82a1dff2b thanks to Anje. Since Anje only 9d8cda2169 ate apples, there eaa5c4b096 was no way 66e19a48c0 Aiden could have cee07635ac eaten properly either.6c50e435399755e6